Buyer most expensive villas in the world was a Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov. That he bought Villa Leopolda, the so-called on behalf of Belgian King Leopold II, it built in 1902 on the French Riviera coast, on the outskirts of Nice. The price - 496 million euros (730 million dollars), said NEWSru Israel with reference to the newspaper Nice Matin.

At Villa Leopolda has stayed superstar and world leaders. The former owner of the villa, banker Edmond Safra hosted here Ronald Reagan and Frank Sinatra.

According to witnesses, with the best kinds of open houses throughout the south coast of France. By the house adjacent 4 hectares of land, a plot of caring for a team of 50 gardeners.

Villa Leopolda located in the locality of Villefranche, was built by King of Belgium for his mistress.

In 1952 this building was purchased future president Gianni Agnelli, Fiat group for 100 thousand dollars, and in 1980 it passed into the possession of the legendary banker Edmond Safry and his wife Lila - for 3 million dollars. In 1999, Safra was killed during the fire at his home in Monaco. Now a widow agreed to sell Villa Leopolda.

Major news agencies, reporting on the sale of the most expensive mansion in the world, note that they were unable to find confirmation of information published in the local newspaper.

Back in early July, the British newspaper The Daily Express wrote that Roman Abramovich bought a villa in the bride as a wedding gift - Dare Zhukova. However, the Orphanage refuted this information.